Comparison of methane emission from conventional and modified paddy cultivation in Malaysia

Methane (CH4) is a potent greenhouse gas (Global Warming Potential = 25). Flooded rice fields are main sources for methane. Finding solutions to suppress the methane emission seems necessary toward a sustainable rice production. This study's aim is to assess the methane emission from some modif...

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Main Authors: Fazli, Pardis, Che Man, Hasfalina
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2014
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/36842/1/Comparison%20of%20methane%20emission%20from%20conventional%20and%20modified%20paddy%20cultivation%20in%20Malaysia.pdf
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description Methane (CH4) is a potent greenhouse gas (Global Warming Potential = 25). Flooded rice fields are main sources for methane. Finding solutions to suppress the methane emission seems necessary toward a sustainable rice production. This study's aim is to assess the methane emission from some modified rice cultivation systems in Malaysia. Three cultivation methods including, two modified cultivation systems (MC) and conventional method (C) were studied. Consequently, the maximum methane emission was significantly lower in MCs (3.15 and 3.29 mg CH4 m-2 d-1) compared to C (8.91 mg CH4 m-2 d-1). Irrigation pattern and plant density were the key factors.
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spelling upm.eprints-368422015-12-01T06:47:32Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/36842/ Comparison of methane emission from conventional and modified paddy cultivation in Malaysia Fazli, Pardis Che Man, Hasfalina Methane (CH4) is a potent greenhouse gas (Global Warming Potential = 25). Flooded rice fields are main sources for methane. Finding solutions to suppress the methane emission seems necessary toward a sustainable rice production. This study's aim is to assess the methane emission from some modified rice cultivation systems in Malaysia. Three cultivation methods including, two modified cultivation systems (MC) and conventional method (C) were studied. Consequently, the maximum methane emission was significantly lower in MCs (3.15 and 3.29 mg CH4 m-2 d-1) compared to C (8.91 mg CH4 m-2 d-1). Irrigation pattern and plant density were the key factors. Elsevier 2014 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/36842/1/Comparison%20of%20methane%20emission%20from%20conventional%20and%20modified%20paddy%20cultivation%20in%20Malaysia.pdf Fazli, Pardis and Che Man, Hasfalina (2014) Comparison of methane emission from conventional and modified paddy cultivation in Malaysia. Agriculture and Agricultural Science Procedia, 2. pp. 272-279. ISSN 2210-7843 10.1016/j.aaspro.2014.11.039
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